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ISIL extremists are seen as a major threat to the United States by over 60 percent of Americans surveyed by CNN, while only a fourth of the poll respondents said they could say the same about Russia, which has seen a worsening of its relations with Washington over the Ukrainian crisis, Sputnik reported.

The new CNN/ORC poll also showed that almost 9 in 10 Americans consider ISIL a "moderately serious threat." Republicans showed more concern over ISIL terrorist activities than Democrats.

Only 39 percent of those surveyed listed Iran as a "serious threat," while North Korea and China are feared by only 32 and 18 percent of Americans, respectively.

An earlier CNN/ORC poll conducted in March showed that almost 80 percent of Americans were worried that the fighting against ISIL in Iraq and Syria could develop into a larger war in the Middle East, affecting world stability.

The new CNN/ORC poll was conducted by phone on April 16-19.